Lombardi said he was angry he had to fire coach Terry Murray. It was a direct message to the players that they were responsible for the poor play. It was a psychological coaching change and it should have sparked something in the players to up their efforts. For a few games it did. Darryl Sutter started out with points in 13 of 14 games. However, the scoring is in a massive slump and ...

Just reading the summary of last night's Kings vs. Blue Jackets game you could tell that something special happened. Doughty scores the game winner with less than a second remaining in order to save his team from overtime?! Incredible. As it turns out, it may have been even more incredible than that. upon viewing the replay, it appears the game clock froze for a second and a half, which...

Things seem to be pretty good under Darryl Sutter here in Los Angeles. The Kings have picked up points in 13 of 14 games so far. Goal scoring is up and the Kings are a more exciting team to watch. The players seem to have found their fervor for winning again. However, there are some things about the Kings record under Sutter that give pause for concern. (more…)

Too many times this year I have had to analyze a Flames game only to come up with the same answers.
Miikka was adequate but not strong.
The forwards need depth and speed.
The defense is actually pretty good but overpriced.
In a game the Calgary Flames desperately had to win in order to keep any realistic hope of a playoff berth alive they really came out of the gate flat again despite a early f...

The Flames hosted the Chicago Black Hawks last night, a team which has just owned the Flames for the past few years in what was yet another must win game for the Flames. Led by solid play up the middle by all four centers, and a solid effort by Miikka Kiprusoff the Flames beat the Hawks 3-1 in what was an extremely entertaining game that had a true playoff feel to it.
there were a couple milest...

First off I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday! Onto the news.
Darryl Sutter was asked to step down as Flames GM and Executive VP today by Flames president Ken King. Jay Feaster will now take over the role of GM with the Calgary Flames in an interim basis. It will be a key time for the Flames as the trade freeze has just been lifted and the Flames will have decisions to make after winni...

It's just a matter of time until the following happens with the Calgary Flames…
The Edmonton Oilers pass the Flames dropping Calgary into 15th in the West.
The locker room becomes split, with players wondering why they are sitting and feel they shouldn't be.
The fans finally give up all hope that the current incarnate of the Flames can get it together.
Brent Sutter takes one for his broth...

First off thanks to Sami at Laptop 360 who took care of our laptop issue and saved me a ton of grief when my wife's laptop decided to crap out!
I have now decided that every time Darryl Sutter speaks (pictured) that I shall occupy my time by bashing my skull off a wall repeatedly until he makes sense. During a recent interview on Sportsnet he said and I quote “Our problem is not offense, ...

October 31 marks one of the most fun days of the year – Halloween. While the kids are out trick or treating, NHL players are having their own Halloween parties. It’s their chance to take a break from the serious life of a hockey player, bond with their teammates, coaches and managers in a social setting and ultimately it is an opportunity for these guys to show their creative side.
Here ar...

I read a very interesting blog from the fan960′s Rob Kerr. Rob is one of the best connected people in Calgary regarding the Flames, and one of the few people in the hockey world that in when he says something is happening I take it as gospel.
In this blog Rob has laid out how the management hierarchy for the Calgary Flames has changed and it really slipped under the radar. Here is a basic...

It’s the dog days of summer for the NHL. The draft has passed, free agency is slow and there haven’t been many blockbuster trades. That, however, doesn’t mean that GMs aren’t talking. Many players’ names have become commonplace in the rumor mill, and it’s only a matter of time before we see some action. Here are 10 trades I have worked on; all of which I feel can benefit both teams ...

First off can anyone spare Ian White $5?
The Flames and Ian White avoided arbitration minutes before they were to head into seeing the arbitrator, agreeing on a 1 year deal worth $2,999,995. As I had said in a few of my previous blogs I thought Ian White was worth around $3M so it is good to see they got this deal right. The major sticking point was that Ian felt he was worth more than $3M (pr...